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Rochester,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, May 09, 2002
National Grants Conferences aka Proven Methods is a scam. They promise to get people grants and never follow through. I worked for this company for about 8 months and should have known it was not legit for starters they are working out of a "suite." The employees reveive about a day of training whereas no real grants are obtained for the customer. The scam works like this: NGC will advertise that they are coming to your area, the initial consulation is $10, dead giveaway that it's a scam, if you want to join the program it cost anywhere from $899 -$999, depending on when you sign up, next they give you an outdated Catalog of Federal Programs that's free at your public library, by calling your local congressman or the internet, then they promise "excellent" customer service, which I don't understand how if we were not trained, the customer is then strung along until there year ends are are advised to rewrite over and over there grant proposal and business plans. Needless to say the people that arew advising theses customers have no real experience. BUYERS PLEASE BEWARE!! I have reported them several times to the NYS Attorney General and the BBB. They do have unsatisfactory reports listed with both under "Proven Methods." If you want your money back - good luck because they have a policy that says refunds within 3 days or none at all - you won't even have your material in three days. The number I have locally on this company may be worth a shot since when you call the 800 number all you do is sit on hold all day. It is: (585) 464-0920.